Barrel-stand



(No Model.)

J. FILLMAN.

BARREL STAND.

No. 531,916. Patented Jan. l, i895.

' UNITED STATESl PATE-NT JULIUS FILLMAN, OF OAKVVOOD, OHIO.

BARREL-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 531,916, dated January1, 1895.

Application filed April 14., 1894.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS FILLMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oakwood,

in the county of Paulding and State of Ohio,

have invented a new and useful Barrel-Stand, of which the following is aspecification.

Thenvention relates to improvements in barrel stands.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction otbarrel stands, and to provide a simple and inexpensive one by means ofwhich a barrel may be readily handled, moved from one place to another,raised to the desired elevation, and arranged in a vertical or inclinedposition toenable the contents to be conveniently removed.

A further object of the invention is to enable the barrel to be readilyplaced on the stand and to be quickly elevated to the de'- siredposition.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.I

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a barrel standconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional view. Fig.4 is a transverse sectional view. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view ofthe outer portion of one of the arms of the operating lever.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

1 designates a base, composed of a pair of horizontal sills 2, mountedon rollers or casters 8, and having rising from their upper faces,adjacent to their ends, vertical posts or bars 4, between which arearranged verticallymovable standards 5,- having pivotally attached totheir inner faces, and carrying with them in their vertical movements, abarrel support 6.

The barrel support 6 is provided with a rectangular base 7, fromopposite side edges of which extend vertical sides 8, each of whichconsists of a vertical bar 9, and an inverted V-shaped brace 10, securedat its apex to the vertical bar by a pivot 11, and having the lower endsof its sides secured to the bottom Serial No. 507,565. (No model.)

of the support. The bottom of the support is composed ofhorizontally-disposed parallel side bars and a series of transverseconnect ing-bars.

The upper portions of the vertical side bars 9 have secured to them ahorizontally-dis-` and a horizontal one, to facilitate convenient accessto its contents.

The vertical posts 4 are connected by upper ho1izontallydisposedtie-bars 13, and lower tie-bars 14 and l5; and they are provided, attheir inner edges, which lie adjacent to the vertical edges ot' thestandards 5, with'longitudinal grooves 16, in which are securedvertically-disposed rack-bars 17, having teeth shouldered at their uppersides. The teeth of the rack-bars are engaged by oppositespring-actuated pivoted pawls 1S, mounted in slots 19, of the standards5, and adapted to support 'the standards at the desired elevation. Thepawls are provided at their upper ends with engaging-heads, are pivotedat their lower ends, and are pressed outward by spiral springs 20,arranged in recesses or openings of the standards and engaging the inneredges of the pawls.

The standards, which are elevated by means hereinafterdescribed, havetheir pawls automatically disengaged from the rack-bar by inclinedportions 21, at the upper terminals of the grooves; and the pawls areheld retracted until the standards have descended to their initialposition by T-shaped lockinglevers 22, each of which is mounted on theexterior of the adjacent standard, fulcrumed at 23 adjacent tobutslightly below the arms 24, and the latter are provided withinwardextending pins 25, operating through perforations of the standard,and adapted to engage perforations 2G ot the pawls, whereby the latterare held retracted during the descent of the standard. The stem of theT- shaped locking-lever is outwardly bowed, at 27, and the engaging pins25 are normally pressed inward in position to `engage the perforationsof the pawls by a spiral spring 28,

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located in a recess 29, of the outer face of the standard, at the bottomthereof. When the standard reaches the base the pawls are automaticallyreleased by the outer tie-bar l5 which engages the bowed portion of thestem of the locking-lever and forces the same inward, thereby throwingthe arms 2l and the locking-pins outward and releasing the pawls, whichare then free to act upon the rack-bar.

The standards are elevated to raise the barrel support or bracket to thedesired height by a forked operating lever 30, having angular arms 31.The arms 3l are provided near their outer ends with notches adapted toengage a transverse fulcrum-bar 32, and at the outer ends of the armsare arranged laterallydisposed anges 33, for engaging the teeth ofexterior racks 34, mounted in recesses of the inner faces of thestandards to clear the inner tie-bar. In raising the standards the leverhas its outer portion forced downward, thereby carrying the standardsupward, and the outwardly-springing pawls prevent the standards fromdescending or dropping back after being raised or lifted by theoperating lever. This operation is continued until the barrel is placedat the desired height. A continued upward movement of the standardscarries the pawls into engagement with the said inclined portions at theupper terminals of the grooves of the posts to cause the standards todrop to their initial position. The transverse fulcrum-bar 82 isoutwardly bowed to clear the bulged portion of a barrel, and its endsare threaded and passed through the adjacent posts and secured theretoby nuts arranged on the inner and outer faces of the same.

When it is desired to place abarrel on the stand it is only necessary totilt the barrel slightly on one edge, and the stand may be readilyrolled under the bottom of the barrel to bring the latter 11p/0n thesupport; after which it may be readily elevated to the desired heightand be maintained in a vertical or inclined position to suit theconvenience of the salesman in handling the contents of the barrel.

It will readily be seen that the barrel stand is simple andcomparatively inexpensive in construction, that it enables barrels to beconveniently handled, that it may be operated by one person, and that itpermits a barrel to be arranged at the desired elevation and to bemaintained in a vertical position or to be tilted at any inclinationdesired.

In order to facilitate the disengagement of the operating lever from thevertical exterior rack-bars of the standards, blocks 35 are secured tothe standards above the fulernmbar. In disengaging the operating leverit is only necessary to move it upward until its arms come in contactwith the blocks, and a continued movement readily disengagesthe flangesfrom the teethof the rack-bar.

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to Without departing from the principle or sacrificingany of the advantages of this invention.

1. In a barrel stand, the combination of a base, posts rising therefromand provided with rack-bars,vertically-movable standards mounted betweenthe posts, outwardly-swinging pawls carried by the standards andengaging the rack-bars,a barrel support carried by the standards, meansfor raising the standards, and a' locking device for holding the pawlsout of engagement with the racks, sub stantially as described.

2. In a barrel stand, the combination of the base, vertical posts risingtherefrom and provided at their inner edges with vertical grooves andhaving inclined portions at the upper terminals thereof, rack-barsarranged in the grooves, standards slidingly mounted between the posts,spring-actuated pawls carried by the standards and arranged to engagethe rack-bars and adapted to be retracted by the said inclined portionsof the posts, and locking devices for retaining the pawls out ofengagement with the rack-bars, substantially as described.

3. In a barrel stand, the combination of a base, posts rising therefromand provided at their inner edges with grooves and having inclinedportions at the upper ends thereof, rack-bars mounted in the grooves,standards slidingly mounted between the posts, springactuated pawlsarranged to engage the racks and adapted to be engaged by the saidinclined portions and mounted on the standards, the locking-leversfulcrumed on the standards and provided with arms arranged to engage thepawls, springs for holding the arms in engagement with the pawls, andmeans for tripping the locking-levers, substantially as described.

4. In a barrel stand, the combination of a base, posts rising from thebase and provided at their inner sides with inclined portions IOO IIO

and having rack-bars located below the same,

standards slidingly mounted between the posts and provided at theirouter faces with recesses, spring-actuated pawls carried by thestandards and arranged to engage the rackbars and provided withperforations, T- shaped locking-levers fulcrumed on the outer faces ofthe standards and provided at the outer'ends of their arms with pinsarranged to engage the perforations of the pawls, a spring arrangedinthe recess of each of the standards and engaging the locking-lever forforcing the pins inward, and means for tripping the locking-lever,substantially as described.

5. In a barrel stand, the combination of a base, posts rising therefrom,having `inclined portions at their inner edges and provided withrack-bars, standards slidingly mounted between the posts and carryingspring-actuated pawls arranged to engage the rack-bars and provided withperforations, the springing two of the standards, a forked operating 15ievei` provided with notches to engage the fnlcrum-bar and havingflanges to engage the rack-bars of the standards, and blocks arrangedadjacent to the fulcrum-bars, substantialiy as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JULIUS FILLMAN. Witnesses:

ALLEN BIDLocH, A. N. WISELEY.

